Summer Amazing Race with Trifle Bowl Recipes: Possible or Impossible?

[1PamperedMommy]

I just had an idea that I wanted your input on...I've recently had A LOT of success with Amazing Race shows, so much so that that's really the first thing (only thing) I offer to hosts who want a great show. I've been student teaching since January, so I've had very few shows in that time, but now that I've graduated (yay me!), I want to get back in the game. I have 4 shows booked for July and want to make them AMAZING. So after all of that background...I just had a great idea to make my Amazing Race shows summer-friendly. One team will create a salad recipe in the trifle bowl while the second team makes a dessert recipe in the trifle bowl. What do you guys think? Do you think it's "do-able"? I have the trifle bowl recipes from the files section so I still have to look through to find compatible recipes, but if you guys have any awesome ideas to share, this is the place! One thing I was really already thinking was that the salad team will get to use the salad choppers and the veggie wedger (I'm sure other things too). Sorry I wrote so much, but I just thought of it and wanted to get your input. TIA!!! :balloon:

 

[1PamperedMommy]

I had an idea for recipes for this show...The salad group can make the layered bbq chicken cobb salad and the dessert group can make something with a red, white, and blue theme (for Independence Day). What do you think??

 

[chefa]

First of all, congratulations on your college graduation! That is a wonderful accomplishment. Love your Amazing Race idea. I think just about any recipe would work. The ones you mentioned sound yummy!

You could have the host pre-grill some meats and have your teams make a BBQ sauce (uses cookware, forged cutlery, garlic and citrus presses, measuring cups & spoons, serving utensils).

Or they could make salsas in the MFP (forged cutlery, measuring tools, citrus & garlic presses, possible cookware if they need to saute any ingredient). Maybe use the grill basket to bake some chili lime pita chips on the grill to go with it.

 

[Tracy99]

I like it. I would probably try to get the salad into a different bowl. Maybe a collapsible bowl or a bamboo bowl. Show case more product instead of just two trifle bowls.

 

[yankfan24]

The Red, White and Blueberry Trifle is a favorite of ours and it's easy enough for a group to do and follow along. No cooking involved. Also, the Summer Berry layered Salad uses blueberries and strawberries again and a couple of the same products so those can be the pit stop/detour and steal from the other team. The mandoline is used. I use the stainless bowls for my RWBlueberry trifle because they are more money and cut up the angel food cake into a collapsible bowl. Both delicious and easy to adapt to the game.

 

[1PamperedMommy]

Has anyone tried the Summer Berry layered salad? It looks interesting, but I've never really put strawberries and blueberries in a salad before. What are your impressions?? Thanks!!

 

[1PamperedMommy]

I think my main question is...What is the yummiest layered salad that would look amazing in the trifle bowl?

 

[makeawhisk]

I don't have the recipe for the Summer Berry salad, so I'm not sure about that specific one, but Panera Bread and Wendy's both have AMAZING salads with strawberries and blueberries, so I know they can be good!

 

[1PamperedMommy]

Just in case anyone is following this idea...The show went wonderfully! We did the Summer Berry Layered Salad and the Red White & Blueberry trifle. The timing was quite perfect and they were delicious! There weren't very many guests, but the ones that came spent more than my usual guest average. I am doing two more of these shows within the next week